Submarine to explore why Antarctic glacier is melting so quickly
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#4X4TW)
Scientists reach remote Thwaites glacier, vanishing at increasing rate, for mission
An international team of scientists has reached the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica and is preparing to drill through more than half a kilometre of ice into the dark waters beneath.
The 600-metre deep borehole will allow researchers to lower down a torpedo-shaped robotic submarine that will explore the underside of the ice shelf to better understand why it is melting so fast.
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